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2 December 2005 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 December 2005 was a Friday.
- Irish Chart Song in 2005
- The Irish chart song for 2005 was “Crazy in Love” by Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z.
- Top Film of 2005
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2005 was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 2 December is Sagittarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 December 2005 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 December 2005 was New Moon.
On this day: 2 December
- 1991 Canada and Poland become the first nations to recognize the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union.
- 1992 Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-53 for the United States Department of Defense.
- 1993 Space Shuttle program: STS-61: NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
- 1999 The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive following the Good Friday Agreement.
- 2001 Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Famous people born on 2 December
- Aaron Rodgers, American football player (born 1983)
- Britney Spears, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (born 1981)
- Learner Tien, American tennis player (born 2005)
- Monica Seles, Serbian-American tennis player (born 1973)
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Events of 2005 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '2005 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 1 January – The Health Service Executive was established along with the HSE National Ambulance Service.
- 1 January – Cork officially became the European Capital of Culture for 2005. Ireland celebrated the Hamilton year of physics.
- 7 February – Taoiseach Bertie Ahern laid the foundation stone of a new town called Adamstown, just outside Lucan, County Dublin.
Life in Ireland in 2005
Taoiseach
Bertie Ahern
Petrol (per litre)
€1.08/L
Loaf of Bread
€1.20
Average House
€305,000
Weekly Wage
€395
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